🌿✈️ Exclusive Tour: My Mum's Epic Houseplants in Greece & Cyprus!

[@gaddaitherage8204]

Happy to finally see mama memo’s collection. You told many stories of you caring for it as a child.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Those childhood memories are precious, aren't they? 🌿💖 thank you for watching!

[@xcthemikexc]

Loved this video! I can see where you get your love of plants and certain plant growing quirks from. Appreciate your mother opening up her homes to us as well.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Thanks! My mum's open doors are always filled with love and plants. 🏡🌱

[@robynsilwal6108]

Great tour Memo, thank you. The plant at 18.43 looks like a thirsty peace lily to me 😂

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Peace lily, of course, i can't believe I missed it was stuck on the fact she said it was an anthurium, I was wondering why it seemed familiar? 😂

[@robynsilwal6108]

@@Houseplantygoodness 😆 it goes like that sometimes, I can barely remember my kids names most days, let alone the plants. 😆

[@mollys1584]

What a great tour Memo! You definitely inherited your parents' green thumbs! I've been growing plants over 50 years and I love❤ that you acknowledge those who have grown successfully before us!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Here's to 50+ years of green thumbs! 🌿❤️ Your experience is inspiring!

[@mollys1584]

@Houseplantygoodness Thank you Memo! Like you I grew up with parents that had indoor plants and several gardens. It was a great way to grow up. All four of us girls grow either indoor plants, have gardens, or both.

[@halliedobbins]

Absolutely loved seeing Memo’s first plant puttering spaces. Thank you and your parents for sharing with us 💚 I hope your father is feeling better.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Thank YOU for appreciating our plant spaces. 💚 Dad's on the mend, thankfully!

[@jackiewhitney5031]

Aww, Memo this was such a special episode showing us where you grew up and where you got the joy of admiring plants. I loved all the beautiful greenery everywhere there and I couldn't tell it was still winter time. I am curious why you chose to live in the UK and not Greece or Cyprus? Thanks for giving the older generation credibility of just intuitively knowing on repurposing old milk jugs and it all works. They always thought outside of the box and things just worked out for them. I feel as though some of the younger generation have a lot of ego talking about their longest lived plant they have and it's thriving and it's 3 years old for heaven's sake. I'm almost 68 and most of my plants are older than them :))

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Such a heartfelt message, Jackie! I chose the UK for new adventures, but the Mediterranean will always be home. 🌿❤️ And yes, wisdom often comes with age and experience! and of course I know what you mean 3 years is a drop in the ocean, some of these plants in families have been going on for decades, which makes them all the more special 💚💚💚

[@sherryporsch9349]

Thanks for the tour of your Moms plants! 😍 I’m one of those old farts that didn’t have internet 😅🫶🏼💚

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Old farts rule the internet now! 😅💚 Thanks for watching! Glad you enjoyed Sherry! (p.s. I am also old enough to remember time before the internet, so I am one of the old fart too 😅)

[@Dwynfal]

Thanks for the tour Memo! Such gorgeous plants 😊 I think the cactus @23:04 is a Dancing Bones cactus (Hatiora salicornioides). They start as a compact bush form but grow stems and trunks like your mom's as they age.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Dancing Bones cactus, that's a cool name! Thanks for the info. 🌵✨

[@vicky3792]

This was such a treat! Don’t look down on your mom’s milk jugs lol. I use them all the time. I actually put them outside with funnels to catch rainwater. It works! 🤣🤣💖. Thanks so much for sharing.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Never underestimate milk jugs! 🤣💖 They're surprisingly handy. I used to water all her plants with those now that I think of it, as a child 😅😅😅😅

[@lindaedwards4632]

Thanks so much for the tour Memo 😀 It’s gorgeous there 😀🇨🇦

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Thank you, Linda! Glad you enjoyed it. Cheers from the UK, back now and its cold, grey and rainy 😅😅😅

[@DaughterNature17]

I LOVE the broom handle stake! 😂 I'm going to have to remember that for next time I break a tool! And I'm so glad you mentioned that plants have been grown for GENERATIONS with whatever is on hand. Any time I see people get up in arms about Moss poles or the perfect chunky soil mix I'm confused, because it really isn't that serious. lol

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Broom handle stakes for the win! 😂 It's all about resourcefulness, right? 🌱

[@albawaterhouse]

I loved watching this video! I'm from Southern Spain (but live in Germany) and so watching your mum's plants reminded me of my mum's. I am super familiar with the plant that belonged to your grandma and that your parents don't know what it is. My mum also has one, really old plant like that but we also don't know what it is.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Reminding you of home is the best compliment. Thank you! 🌿🏡 Check the comments a few people have spotted what that plant might be 😉

[@JoanneZira]

I used to live in Italy, looks just like my balcony 😆 Same awnings, same janky old broom sticks, and absolutely geraniums everywhere 🥰

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Italy's balconies are iconic! 🇮🇹🌸 Glad it brought back memories.

[@Erana-Quesada]

Great content! I see that your parents instinctively know what grows best in their environment plus the gift of green thumbs. Thank you, Memo.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Instincts plus green thumbs equals magic. 🌿✨ Thanks for noticing!

[@carolstuff]

Love your mom’s plants. Thanks so much for sharing Memo!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Glad you loved it Carol! Sharing these moments means a lot. 🌿💚

[@od.vandeveer]

The "weeds"at 15:30 look like cyclamen hederifolium.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Cyclamen hederifolium! That could be it, thanks for the tip! 🌱 These is why I love our little community, I would have never of got that. thanks od.vandeveer 🙌🙌🙌🙌🙌

[@nicciohagan9590]

Thank you for sharing your parents' plants! I really enjoyed this ❤

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Truly appreciate your support! ❤️🌱

[@aingealtara1479]

.. Wow, that was awesome.. Thank you so very much for the tour around your Parents plants and their adorable Julie.. I had no idea what my crown of thorns would end up like some day😳 I love that bugger, but holy cow Mrs. Memo's are huge.. 🤗18.44 is a very thirsty Peace Lily.. 23.06 is a succulent, Euphorbia Tirucalli (commonly known as Indian tree spurge, naked lady, pencil tree, pencil Cactus, firestick, avaloz or milk bush). It is native to Mocambique, Africa and the milk is poisoning, when it "blooms" it has tiny green leaves all over.. The monstera leaves are as big as weekend bags 😳😁 wow.. .. I love love Syngoniums and Mrs. Memo's are absolutely gorgeous..They actually look like the white butterfly, as it will naturally look like when living in the shade where it prefer to be.. And the Spider plants are beautiful, and very happy too ☺️ .. Living in Denmark i really envy your parents sunny blue sky from the balcony 🌞🤗

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Your enthusiasm is infectious! 😍🌿 Huge plants and sunny skies do wonders. Thanks for joining the tour!

[@tddas8008]

The video I wanted!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

So happy to deliver! 🌿✨

[@rebeccaparis6470]

How do they keep up with watering living in two locations?

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Watering is a labor of love and timing. Lots of helpers (my brother and siste) and DIY irrigation! 💧🌿

[@imaginarydreamer]

Great plants but good lord how does your mother treat for pests?😂

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Pest control is definitely an art here. 😂🐛 Magic and patience, mostly!

[@DeeNeesieC]

@houseplantygoodness @17:50 - might be Ruscus/Israeli Ruscus ?

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Ruscus/Israeli Ruscus? Interesting guess, I hadn't thought of it at all, but some early Google image results suggest it might be just that thank you so so so so much, my mum will be thrilled!!!🌱

[@susanwilkinson867]

Nice to have a tour of your parents plant collections, I can see where your love of plants comes from. My mum was also a huge plant grower too! I’m 56 and got my first plants when I was 19. I have 2 plants still with me from that time still thriving a Ficus elastics tinneke that’s 37 and a Scheffler that’s 36.

[@jackiewhitney5031]

How tall is the tineke and Scheffelera now? I love hearing stories like this!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Wow, 37 years! That's incredible. Thanks for sharing your story too. It's amazing how plants connect us across generations. 🌿💚

[@susanwilkinson867]

@@jackiewhitney5031 Both plants have been cut back several times, the tinneke hit my ceiling numerous times. I also took 3 cuttings from it one of which I passed onto my daughter just as my mum did with me with cuttings from her plants. The schefflera is currently 4 foot but is prone to scale and has been cut back hard twice. Both plants spend the summer out in my garden and love it!

[@jackiewhitney5031]

@@susanwilkinson867 How heartwarming to hear this tradition that shows the love for plants gets passed on from family to family for so many years worth. It's a gift that keeps giving with much love and kindness tied to it! Keep on keeping on!

[@moniwoo]

Helloo, that plant next to your mum's massive monstera, reminded me of a plant that has flowers on the leaves but I couldn't work out if that one did. Check spineless butcher’s broom (Ruscus hypophyllum) Thanks for the tour! 😊

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Spineless butcher’s broom? That's it I think, it does get blooms on its leaves! Thanks for joining the tour and for taking the time to look into it for me. 😊🌿

[@moniwoo]

You're very welcome ❤ I first saw the plant outside a old styled pub, when i moved to the UK and I'd never seen it before, many moons ago 😅 Yay, I knew something. Glad I could help 🥰

[@IoanaOprisescu]

At @18.46 is a Spathiphyllum! 😍

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Spathiphyllum love! 😍🌱 Thanks for confirming!

[@roxannelessard2784]

Wow!! I need to move there ❤ lol

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Moving sounds like a plan! 🌞❤️ It's a paradise.

[@sarahneedom9661]

Thanks for the tour

[@Houseplantygoodness]

You're welcome! Glad you liked it. 🌿😊

[@nicholashaworth4110]

Hi, I enjoyed this tour, the Begonia thing (weed) is probably a cyclamen, the unknown evergreen is possibly a Danae racemosa. cheers Nick

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Cyclamen and Danae racemosa, got it! Thanks, Nick. 🌿👍

[@cate7777]

Wow, Thanks for sharing your parent's home and plants. I can relate to the old way people would get around to doing things. Most of what I've learnt came from my dad. He would just stick cuttings straight into soil, or into the ground. And to some extent I tend to do things that way. I do switch back and forth new way too. It all depends. If it works, why not? Sometimes doing it the simple old fashioned way is all that is needed. It doesn't have to be so involved. I live in Southern California... Yuccas and birds of paradise live out doors as do the cacti. I guess it is similar weather here. The ficus I choose to grow are fig fruit trees -F. Carica so there is that. Haha. I enjoyed this episode. Two thumbs up!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Old ways have their charm, right? 🌱 Simplicity often wins. And yes, Southern California sounds like a plant paradise! 🌞

[@bedulee]

Great video Memo! And thank you for the reminder that we can all learn so much from our previous generations if we just take the time to listen.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Absolutely! There's wisdom in every generation. 🌿💡

[@mansura.usmani7286]

Very nice houseplant tour!!! 🔥

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Thanks so much! 🔥🌿 Glad you enjoyed it!

[@annissa485]

I really enjoyed seeing your moms plants. Thank you.

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Happy you enjoyed the plant journey! 🌿😊

[@aprilburgin8505]

This is just wonderful! I so miss our Athens balcony potted garden as well as the Lagonissi village home outdoor garden. Thanks, Memo for taking us home with you. Warmed my sentimental planty heart for sure.

[@dawnwilliams4082]

Hi Memo, I really enjoy your videos. You have a relaxed happy atmosphere and your tips are fabulous. I also really appreciate you bringing up respect for experienced mature growers. I learn immense amounts from the elderly ladies in my neighborhood as they know the soil and the pests from hardwon experience. Thank you for reminding people of that. Happy growing. 😁

[@sharonpollitt1524]

thank you for the tour Beautiful plants and home!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Your kind words warm my heart. Thank you! 🏡🌱

[@Carey.S75]

I loved the tours of your parent's plants Such beautiful places and the plants are huge.😍 As for us oldies, I have to say that I still learn a lot more about plant care from books, handed down knowledge, and good old trial & error, than I do from Dr. Google. The information is much more reliable, no matter when the book was written. I have books from the 1960s right through to very recent, and to be honest, the care advice really doesn't differ an awful lot. There's been more reclassification of plant genuses than there has been changes in plant care tips 😂 Thanks for sharing and I do hope your father is faring much better 🙏

[@ladydoriana40]

israeli ruscus - used in flower arangment...

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Israeli ruscus, and used for arrangements thats awesome! 🌿💐 Thanks!

[@allonewordcaps]

Great video. Fun to see how everyone takes care of there plants. I used to be old school before the internet. It was fun. It’s fun now. Let’s all just have a great time exploring what our plants need.😊 Like I said it’s fun.🎉

[@lenafromgreece]

Είσαι Έλληνοκυπριος; Δεν είχα ιδέα! Πόσο χαίρομαι!!

[@joshwinters6871]

Those little plants at 15:27 I think are actually Cyclamen, normally find them around wooded areas as they tend to favour shady spots!

[@erikabredahl5326]

Absolutely stunning. Thank you so very much. ❤

[@Ksnamaste]

Can your mum adopt me please. Greece is so beautiful 😂

[@MultiDragon1313]

The cactus of your mother's I have the same one and it was sold as a dragon fruit

[@ΑΘΑΝΑΣΙΟΣΚΟΛΕΤΣΙΟΣ]

The plant is a ruscus aculeatus memo!!!!!

[@alma6six]

Thanks for sharing !!!!

[@Houseplantygoodness]

Your support means everything! 🌿😄

[@sbaroke]

FINALLYYYYYYYYYY🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

[@Houseplantygoodness]

FINALLY, right? 🥳🌿 Glad you're excited!

[@mariajesusmorales6121]

💌

[@denisemiller7535]

Thanks for all your videos!! They inspire me.Can you do a video or give a GOOD link to explain the difference in pothos types? I looked on-line and discussions. Just got more confused. Manjula or pearls and jade or N'Joy or golden,or marble queen..... I have most, just not sure which is which.